Yesterday, President Joe Biden announced the first tranche of sanctions against Russia. He called this moment the “beginning of a Russian invasion” of Ukraine.

• Plus, the Ukraine crisis rocks energy markets.
• And, two years after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, how Georgia has changed.

Guests: Axios' Zach Basu, Andrew Freedman and Emma Hurt.

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